QF Wimbledon 1999

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mark Philippoussis #11

4-6 2-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Mark Philippoussis retired.

Pete Sampras defeated Mark Philippoussis 4-6 2-1 RET after Mark Philippoussis retired in the 1999 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
77
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.0%66.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.3%83.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%72.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
27.7%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.0%52.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.7+10.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-10.4-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Nov 7, 1976
Age2722
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)111
Ranking points (entering)3,5482,296
Elo (entering)2,0131,946
Current career W-L739–209291–193
Current career earnings$43,280,489$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Nestor #876-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1999R16
Danny Sapsford #5956-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1999R32
Sebastien Lareau #1006-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1999R64
Scott Draper #756-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1999R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #63-6 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1999SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #122-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1999R16
Francisco Clavet #227-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1999R32
Mark Woodforde #806-7(4) 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1999R64
Xavier Malisse #1106-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1999R128